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Chinese Innovations Spawn Wave of Toll Phishing Via SMS

Krebs on Security

Researchers say the surge in SMS spam coincides with new features added to a popular commercial phishing kit sold in China that makes it simple to set up convincing lures spoofing toll road operators in multiple U.S. Reports of similar SMS phishing attacks against customers of other U.S. This is by no means a comprehensive list.

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LW ROUNDTABLE — How 2024’s cyber threats will transform the security landscape in 2025

The Last Watchdog

Part two of a four-part series The explosion of AI-driven phishing, insider threats, and business logic abuse has forced a shift toward more proactive, AI-enhanced defenses. Williams Brandon Williams , CTO, Conversant Group Predictions for 2025 point to attack speeds increasing by up to 100X, necessitating faster detection and response times.

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Patch Tuesday, May 2025 Edition

Krebs on Security

Tracked as CVE-2025-32701 & CVE-2025-32706 , these flaws are present in all supported versions of Windows 10 and 11, as well as their server versions. Chris Goettl at Ivanti points out that the Windows 11 and Server 2025 updates include some new AI features that carry a lot of baggage and weigh in at around 4 gigabytes.

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When Getting Phished Puts You in Mortal Danger

Krebs on Security

Many successful phishing attacks result in a financial loss or malware infection. But falling for some phishing scams, like those currently targeting Russians searching online for organizations that are fighting the Kremlin war machine, can cost you your freedom or your life. The text has been machine-translated from Russian.

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Phishing Threats, GenAI Among Top Cybersecurity Risks in 2025

Security Boulevard

Organizations are facing escalating threats from phishing attacks, personal app usage and the widespread adoption of generative AI (GenAI) in workplaces. According to a Netskope report, phishing attacks surged in 2024, with enterprise employees clicking on phishing links at a rate nearly three times higher than in 2023.

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LW ROUNDTABLE:  Predictive analytics, full-stack visualization to solidify cyber defenses in 2025

The Last Watchdog

Shashanka Dr. Madhu Shashanka , Chief Data Scientist, Concentric AI Generative AI in 2025 will bring transformative opportunities but heightened cybersecurity risks, including data exposure, AI misuse, and novel threats like prompt injection attacks. Real-time defense and a robust security mindset are crucial to staying resilient.

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Threat landscape for industrial automation systems in Q1 2025

SecureList

Percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked, Q1 2022Q1 2025 In JanuaryMarch 2025, the figures were the lowest compared to the same months of the previous four years. In Q1 2025, the percentage of affected ICS computers ranged from 10.7% Threat levels in different regions still vary.

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